Zeng Guofan, a stupid child of the past, and Liang Qichao, a master of traditional Chinese studies, highly respected him, and Chiang Kai-shek and Chairman Mao also highly praised him, saying: "Give to your neighbors and serve Zeng Guofan alone."
Stupid kid who can't memorize an article
Widely circulated is the story of Zeng Guofan's late-night endorsement when he was 14 years old. A windy and snowy night. Zeng Guofan picked up the lamp to endorse, just when the thief patronized his home, the thief hid on the beam, wanting to wait for him to finish the book.
Who knows an article, Zeng Guofan repeated many times, still stumbling and unable to carry it down. The thief waited so much that his legs were numb, and he slept twice, and when he saw that the sky was about to light, he couldn't wait any longer, so he jumped off the beam angrily.
The thief pointed at Zeng Guofan and said, "It is a shame that a stupid person like you can read any books!" I've heard you read it a hundred times, and you've been able to recite it backwards. You listen! "Yueyang LouJi", Fan Zhongyan. In the spring of the fourth year of the celebratory calendar, Teng Zijing guarded Baling County. The next year, the government will be in harmony with people, and all kinds of wastes will flourish. ......”
After the thief finished memorizing the "Record of Yueyang Lou" in one breath, he pushed open the door and flew away. Leave a dazed little Zeng Guofan.
I can't even endorse a thief. We don't know what the name of this clever thief is, but that "stupid child" Zeng Guofan eventually left his name in the annals of history.
Once problem youth
This Mr. Zeng also has some obvious shortcomings. For example, lustful and narrow-minded, his young teacher scolded him for being stupid, saying that if you have a chance in the future, I will give you an umbrella. Later, Zeng Guofan won the jinshi, went to the teacher's house to visit, and deliberately dropped the umbrella before leaving, asking the teacher to take the umbrella for him, and repaid the teacher for scolding him for an arrow. It can be seen that its gas volume is indeed not large.
The second is the defeat in the early battle with the Taiping Army, zeng guofan several times wanted to seek short-sightedness, it can be seen that he has no general demeanor, victory and defeat are too important; there is no mind, is a typical cowardly character who is afraid of facing failure.
Why revere Zeng Guofan
Why do you respect Zeng Guofan? I understand, because Zeng Guofan is not a genius but an ordinary person. On the basis of a mediocre origin, his father was a teacher. In terms of qualifications, it is even more mediocre, and even when I was a child, I was considered a stupid child.
He is closer to us, the general public, and he can see our shadows in him. He is grounded, and when he was young, he had a lot of problems but he could still achieve such achievements, which is a great inspiration for us ordinary people, and has a strong reference and learning significance.
So what traits led to Zeng Guofan's success? Let's continue with the next article.